Radio Free Burritotag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-812476378005890672013-02-21T18:52:50-08:00...an interesting podcast, from your old pal Wil Wheaton.TypePadRadio Free Burrito: Episode Thirty-Fourtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c59aa53ef017ee8a8e1fc970d2013-02-21T18:52:50-08:002013-02-21T19:19:28-08:00Holy Crap it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito!
Today, I talked about books, played some music, and rang my podcast bell a few times.Wil

Holy Crap it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito!

Today, I talked about books, played some music, and rang my podcast bell a few times.

Show Notes:

The logo was designed by WWdN:iX reader Marc, who asked that I not link to his "in progress" website. Thanks, Marc!

Radio Free Burrito doesn't work as hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag as Memories of the Futurecast did, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.

I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it directly here, it's a giant hassle to get it. I am aware of this problem, but it's a gigantic pain in the ass for me to correct it, given the tools I have available to me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I'm very annoyed by it, but I can make a podcast, or I can be a bug-squashing code monkey. I can't do both, and I quite frankly prefer making the podcast. Listener Dave K. built a workaround that you can learn all about here. Thanks, Dave!

Again, no embedded artwork. This distresses me, but it's Apple's fault, not mine, and it's too much of a pain in the ass to get it done. Hopefully, they'll fix the bug REALLY SOON.

Please note that I've been wishing for Apple to fix this bug for over twofour five years. Yay.

Radio Free Burrito: Episode Thirty-Threetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c59aa53ef016767dd73be970b2012-06-25T20:01:43-07:002012-06-26T13:44:38-07:00Today, I talked about some games I've been playing, rambled a little (a lot) and talked a bit about comic books and beer. It's a stream of consciousness RFB, so you probably want to skip this one.
If you're still thinking about listening to this, be warned: something PROFOUNDLY OFFENSIVE EVEN TO ME comes up in the demo of Cards Against Humanity.
Wil

Holy Crap it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito!

Today, I talked about some games I've been playing, rambled a little (a lot) and talked a bit about comic books and beer. It's a stream of consciousness RFB, so you probably want to skip this one.

If you're still thinking about listening to this, be warned: something PROFOUNDLY OFFENSIVE EVEN TO ME comes up in the demo of Cards Against Humanity.

Show Notes:

The logo was designed by WWdN:iX reader Marc, who asked that I not link to his "in progress" website. Thanks, Marc!

Radio Free Burrito doesn't work as hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag as Memories of the Futurecast did, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.

This episode is about 51 minutes long. That's probably where all the Ms and Bs came from.

I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it directly here, it's a giant hassle to get it. I am aware of this problem, but it's a gigantic pain in the ass for me to correct it, given the tools I have available to me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I'm very annoyed by it, but I can make a podcast, or I can be a bug-squashing code monkey. I can't do both, and I quite frankly prefer making the podcast. Listener Dave K. built a workaround that you can learn all about here. Thanks, Dave!

Again, no embedded artwork. This distresses me, but it's Apple's fault, not mine, and it's too much of a pain in the ass to get it done. Hopefully, they'll fix the bug REALLY SOON.

Please note that I've been wishing for Apple to fix this bug for over twofour years. Yay.

Radio Free Burrito: Episode Thirty-Twotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c59aa53ef016763e25f05970b2012-03-16T17:01:31-07:002012-03-17T10:20:22-07:00Holy shit. It's been over a year, but here's a new RFB. This podcast features me talking about what I've been doing for a year, some weird and awesome music, and a couple of readings from my blog. Wil

Holy Crap, after more than a year, it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito!

Today, I read some stories from my blog, talked about some stuff, and played some weird and wonderful music.

Show Notes:

The logo was designed by WWdN:iX reader Marc, who asked that I not link to his "in progress" website. Thanks, Marc!

Radio Free Burrito doesn't work as hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag as Memories of the Futurecast did, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.

There are about 15 seconds of unnecessary silence at the end of the show. You get those for free. You're welcome.

I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it directly here, it's a giant hassle to get it. I am aware of this problem, but it's a gigantic pain in the ass for me to correct it, given the tools I have available to me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I'm very annoyed by it, but I can make a podcast, or I can be a bug-squashing code monkey. I can't do both, and I quite frankly prefer making the podcast. Listener Dave K. built a workaround that you can learn all about here. Thanks, Dave!

Again, no embedded artwork. This distresses me, but it's Apple's fault, not mine, and it's too much of a pain in the ass to get it done. Hopefully, they'll fix the bug REALLY SOON.

Please note that I've been wishing for Apple to fix this bug for over two years. Yay.

Radio Free Burrito: Episode Thirty-Onetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c59aa53ef0147e03f6816970b2010-11-29T15:05:25-08:002010-11-30T13:02:25-08:00On this RFB, I read the story I wrote last week, called 239 Sycamore St. I did some other stuff too.Wil
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><strong>Holy Crap, it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito! That's two new episodes in two weeks, for those of you keeping score at home.</strong></p>
<p>On this RFB, I read the story I wrote last week, called <a href="http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2010/11/short-fiction-291-sycamore-st.html" target="_self">239 Sycamore St</a>.</p>
<p>Show Notes:</p>
<ul>
<li>The logo was designed by WWdN:iX reader Marc, who asked that I not link to his "in progress" website. Thanks, Marc!</li>
<li>Radio Free Burrito doesn't work as hard to earn its <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">[EXPLICIT]</span></strong> tag as <a href="http://memoriesofthefuturecast.com/">Memories of the Futurecast</a> does, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.</li>
<li>This week's theme music is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_You_(Pink_Floyd_song)" target="_self">Hey You</a>, by Pink Floyd.</li>
<li>I couldn't find the link I mentioned, but here's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqOHowKk6xU" target="_self">Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 3 from Dallas</a>. Wow.</li>
<li><a title="Wil Wheaton's shirt.woot shirt How We Roll" href="http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=8110" target="_self">You can get your very own How We Roll T-shirt from shirt.woot.com right here. Yay!</a></li>
<li>This episode is 18MB.</li>
<li>This episode is about 19 minutes long.</li>
<li>I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it directly here, it's a giant hassle to get it. I am aware of this problem, but it's a&nbsp;<em>gigantic</em>&nbsp;pain in the ass for me to correct it, given the tools I have available to me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I'm very annoyed by it, but I can make a podcast, or I can be a bug-squashing code monkey. I can't do both, and I quite frankly prefer making the podcast. <a href="http://twitter.com/the_liberator/status/10607753012">Listener Dave K. built a workaround that you can learn all about here</a>. <em>Thanks, Dave!</em></li>
<li>Again, no embedded artwork. This distresses me, but it's Apple's fault, not mine, and it's too much of a pain in the ass to get it done. Hopefully, they'll fix the bug REALLY SOON.</li>
<li>Please note that I've been wishing for Apple to fix this bug for over a year. Yay.</li>
<li>This is the end of the notes.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>Ready? Then tear down the wall and&nbsp;</p>
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<p class="asset asset-audio at-xid-6a00d8341c59aa53ef0134899b88b3970c"><a href="http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/files/031_rfb.mp3">Download Radio Free Burrito Episode Thirty-One</a>!</p>
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Radio Free Burrito: Episode Thirtytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c59aa53ef0134897107e9970c2010-11-22T18:11:09-08:002010-11-23T08:22:27-08:00On this RFB, I deliver a bunch of weird audio collected from the internets, a whole lot of thank yous, and a reading from the special edition of The Happiest Days of Our Lives.Wil

The logo was designed by WWdN:iX reader Marc, who asked that I not link to his "in progress" website. Thanks, Marc!

Radio Free Burrito doesn't work as hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag as Memories of the Futurecast does, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.

I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it directly here, it's a giant hassle to get it. I am aware of this problem, but it's a gigantic pain in the ass for me to correct it, given the tools I have available to me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I'm very annoyed by it, but I can make a podcast, or I can be a bug-squashing code monkey. I can't do both, and I quite frankly prefer making the podcast. Listener Dave K. built a workaround that you can learn all about here. Thanks, Dave!

Again, no embedded artwork. This distresses me, but it's Apple's fault, not mine, and it's too much of a pain in the ass to get it done. Hopefully, they'll fix the bug REALLY SOON.

Please note that I've been wishing for Apple to fix this bug for over a year. Yay.

Radio Free Burrito: Episode Twenty-Ninetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c59aa53ef013487a69f95970c2010-09-23T17:41:17-07:002010-09-23T17:41:17-07:00This show features a reading of my original story The Last Unicorn (Pegasus Kitten) from Clash of the Geeks.Wil

Holy Crap, it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito!

This episode was made possible by the generous contributions of listeners like you, as well as a grant from the We Didn't Really Give You A Grant, Wil, Foundation.

Show Notes:

This show doesn't have the best audio in the world, because I used my MBP's internal mic to record it, after the mic I bought this afternoon ended up not working with my computer for some reason. I know it's not the best, but it's not as bad as I thought it would be.

Radio Free Burrito doesn't work as hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag as Memories of the Futurecast does, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.

This week's theme music comes from one of my favorite PC games of all time, Interstate 76.

I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it directly here, it's a giant hassle to get it. I am aware of this problem, but it's a gigantic pain in the ass for me to correct it, given the tools I have available to me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I'm very annoyed by it, but I can make a podcast, or I can be a bug-squashing code monkey. I can't do both, and I quite frankly prefer making the podcast. Listener Dave K. built a workaround that you can learn all about here. Thanks, Dave!

Again, no embedded artwork. This distresses me, but it's Apple's fault, not mine, and it's too much of a pain in the ass to get it done. Hopefully, they'll fix the bug REALLY SOON.

Radio Free Burrito: Episode Twenty-Eighttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c59aa53ef0134820b43a1970c2010-05-26T17:41:24-07:002010-05-26T18:05:04-07:00This show is almost entirely an interview with Felicia Day about The Guild.Wil

Holy Crap, it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito!

Has it really been three weeks since the last show? I guess it has. Well, I brought a note that will hopefully excuse my absence...

Show Notes:

The logo was designed by WWdN:iX reader Marc, who asked that I not link to his "in progress" website. Thanks, Marc!

Radio Free Burrito doesn't work as hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag as Memories of the Futurecast does, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.

Turns out neither one of us could remember who that artist was, and my Google-fu in this regard is appallingly weak. Luckily for me, listener McKenneth Blue is a fountain of art (and other) knowledge, and told me that the painter is, in fact, Magritte.

I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it directly here, it's a giant hassle to get it. I am aware of this problem, but it's a gigantic pain in the ass for me to correct it, given the tools I have available to me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I'm very annoyed by it, but I can make a podcast, or I can be a bug-squashing code monkey. I can't do both, and I quite frankly prefer making the podcast. Listener Dave K. built a workaround that you can learn all about here. Thanks, Dave!

Again, no embedded artwork. This distresses me, but it's Apple's fault, not mine, and it's too much of a pain in the ass to get it done. Hopefully, they'll fix the bug REALLY SOON.

Radio Free Burrito: Episode Twenty-Seventag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c59aa53ef013480701554970c2010-05-05T00:45:56-07:002010-05-05T00:45:56-07:00Set the wayback machine for 2002! Today's show features a reading from Just A Geek called The Wesley Dialogs.Wil

Holy Crap, it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito!

Let's all celebrate the departure of the Goddamn Motherfucking Bulldozer with a reading from Just A Geek!

Show Notes:

The logo was designed by WWdN:iX reader Marc, who asked that I not link to his "in progress" website. Thanks, Marc!

Radio Free Burrito doesn't work as hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag as Memories of the Futurecast does, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.

The song I wanted to play but ended up having to cut is called Misery, by The Dynamics. It seems a little silly that I can link to a version of it and that's fine, but if I actually played it in the podcast, I could get into trouble.

Last week, I said, "I just realized that I have friends who do awesome things, and I should make them the unofficial sponsors of RFB each week, so RFB listeners can discover nifty things. I hope I remember to do that next week." Oh shit. I forgot to do that this week.

Today, I read a modified version of The Wesley Dialogs from Just A Geek.

This episode is about 35MB.

This episode is about 36 minutes long.

I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it directly here, it's a giant hassle to get it. I am aware of this problem, but it's a gigantic pain in the ass for me to correct it, given the tools I have available to me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I'm very annoyed by it, but I can make a podcast, or I can be a bug-squashing code monkey. I can't do both, and I quite frankly prefer making the podcast. Listener Dave K. built a workaround that you can learn all about here. Thanks, Dave!

Again, no embedded artwork. This distresses me, but it's Apple's fault, not mine, and it's too much of a pain in the ass to get it done. Hopefully, they'll fix the bug REALLY SOON.

Radio Free Burrito: Episode Twenty-Sixtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c59aa53ef01348009d1f4970c2010-04-21T15:59:55-07:002010-04-22T09:59:26-07:00On today's show, I read two stories from The Happiest Days of Our Lives, currently available from Subterranean Press as a special edition. I also played music that the young people will enjoy.Wil
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><strong>Holy Crap, it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito!</strong></p>
<p>At long last, the planets align, I have time and ideas, and the GDMF construction next door is quiet.</p>
<p>Show Notes:</p>
<p></p>
<ul>
<li>The logo was designed by WWdN:iX reader Marc, who asked that I not link to his "in progress" website. Thanks, Marc!</li>
<li>Radio Free Burrito doesn't work as hard to earn its <strong><span style="color: #ff0000; ">[EXPLICIT]</span></strong> tag as <a href="http://memoriesofthefuturecast.com/">Memories of the Futurecast</a> does, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.</li>
<li>This week's theme music is from The Legend of Zelda, one of my favorite video games of all time.</li>
<li>On today's show, I read two stories from <a href="http://www.subterraneanpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=wheaton&Category_Code=PRE&Product_Count=40">The Happiest Days of Our Lives, currently available from Subterranean Press as a special edition</a>.</li>
<li>There is also an <a href="http://www.lulu.com/product/media-download/the-happiest-days-of-our-lives-the-audio-book/6219635">audio version of The Happiest Days of Our Lives</a>, if you'd like to hear me read even more of it to you.</li>
<li>Movin' Right Along was performed by <a href="http://www.15-16puzzle.com/">15-16 Puzzle</a>. If you have some time to check out his <a href="http://www.15-16puzzle.com/songs.html">musical archives,</a> I believe you will find it worth your while.</li>
<li>I decided that this episode was brought to you by coffee ... specifically the amazing cup of Sumatra that I made using beans that were roasted by my friend Aric. He's <a href="http://twitter.com/wayofcoffee">@WayOfCoffee</a> on Twitter, and you can even order your own <em>amazing</em>&nbsp;beans from him at <a href="http://fremontcoffee.net/">FremontCoffee.net</a>. Did I mention that they're amazing? They totally are.</li>
<li>I just realized that I have friends who do awesome things, and I should make them the unofficial "sponsors" of RFB each week, so RFB listeners can discover nifty things. I hope I remember to do that next week.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">When I read Close Your Eyes and Then It's Past, I played music from </span><a href="http://www.magnatune.com/artists/robert_rich"><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Robert Rich</span></a><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">&nbsp;as a bed. He has a ton of albums at Magnatune.com; I used music from </span><a href="http://magnatune.com/artists/albums/rrich-calling/"><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Calling Down The Sky</span></a><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"> today.</span></li>
<li>Actually, well over 90% of listeners said the audio levels were messed up, and that the music, which I'd hoped would be a nice background bed, was actually way too loud and distracted from my reading. Since this podcast is all about me, I remastered the episode and removed the music.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Of course, if you didn't get this episode right when it was released yesterday, you probably won't notice the difference. Ahhhh ... BLISSS!</li>
<li>This episode is about 69.5MB. Yikes.</li>
<li>This episode is about 48 minutes long.</li>
<li>I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it directly here, it's a giant hassle to get it. I am aware of this problem, but it's a&nbsp;<em>gigantic</em>&nbsp;pain in the ass for me to correct it, given the tools I have available to me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I'm very annoyed by it, but I can make a podcast, or I can be a bug-squashing code monkey. I can't do both, and I quite frankly prefer making the podcast. <a href="http://twitter.com/the_liberator/status/10607753012">Listener Dave K. built a workaround that you can learn all about here</a>. <em>Thanks, Dave!</em></li>
<li>Again, no embedded artwork. This distresses me, but it's Apple's fault, not mine, and it's too much of a pain in the ass to get it done. Hopefully, they'll fix the bug REALLY SOON.</li>
<li>This is the end of the notes.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>Ready? Then put down your kazoo, step away from the punch bowl, and</p>
<p></p><p class="asset asset-audio at-xid-6a00d8341c59aa53ef0133ecd9bd27970b"><a href="http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/files/026_RFB.mp3">Download Radio Free Burrito Episode 26</a>!</p>
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Radio Free Burrito: Episode Twenty-Fivetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c59aa53ef01310fcd7b96970c2010-03-22T18:40:10-07:002010-03-22T18:56:21-07:00On today's show, I told two stupid jokes, and read something I cut out of an early draft of my PAX East keynote.Wil

Holy Crap, it's time for a new episode of Radio Free Burrito!

It's a relatively quick show this week, but it sure was amusing to me while I made it.

Show Notes:

The logo was designed by WWdN:iX reader Marc, who asked that I not link to his "in progress" website. Thanks, Marc!

Radio Free Burrito doesn't work as hard to earn its [EXPLICIT] tag as Memories of the Futurecast does, but it still manages to upset mom and get Twitter breakup messages from sensitive people. You have been warned.

This week's theme music is Steppin' Out
by Joe Jackson. It was originally released on his record Night And Day. Most of his catalog is really great, but Look Sharp!
is probably his best. It's one of my desert island discs, for those of you keeping score at home.

On today's show, I told two stupid jokes, and read something I cut out of an early draft of my PAX East keynote.

I am aware that the tags are screwed up and the feed doesn't validate, so unless you're grabbing RFB from iTunes or getting it directly here, it's a giant hassle to get it. I am aware of this problem, but it's a gigantic pain in the ass for me to correct it, given the tools I have available to me. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I'm very annoyed by it, but I can make a podcast, or I can be a bug-squashing code monkey. I can't do both, and I quite frankly prefer making the podcast. Listener Dave K. built a workaround that you can learn all about here. Thanks, Dave!

Again, no embedded artwork. This distresses me, but it's Apple's fault, not mine, and it's too much of a pain in the ass to get it done. Hopefully, they'll fix the bug REALLY SOON.